The London South Africa Rugby Footbal Club are setting off on a trip to the Lignano Super Beach Rugby tournament under the guise of their beach rugby team, the South African Wild Dogs

Last year LSA sent a team to compete in The Lignano International Beach super fives in northern Italy. This squad of 12 young men carried not only the flag of the rainbow nation on their backs as sole representatives from the continent of Africa but also the hopes of their London contingent and of their proud English team mates and supporters who have fallen in love with this multinational and multicultural club in South West London.

The boys finished fifth out of 16 teams, beating a British Lions select XV in the final game. They also beat a strong London New Zealand side along the way.

Indeed, most of the teams fielded professional players from around the continent of Europe and yet all were openly admitting to the various reporters and camera crews on the day that the boys in the green and gold were the most resolute and hard hitting they had come across in the two day international tournament.

It was a tremendous success all round and the boys and the club itself could not have been more proud of how their debut international beach tournament had gone.

This year, just like last, the plans were forged in the Puzzle in Earlsfield. Now called the Wandle, the pub who generously supported them last year is the ‘ideas centre’ for LSA and has once again given generously to support the boys.

Now every great epic tale needs a truly awesome drinking hole: The Prancing Pony in Lord of the Rings, The Cantina Bar in Star Wars, and The Wandle in Earlsfield is LSA’s.

The establishment is a real hub in the community for South Africans and British alike and they are very proud to wear Wandle’s name on the LSA shirt again this year.

It is also proving to be somewhat of a muse as well as a party venue, as from around one of its tables came the decision to name the LSA’s own beach tournament side the SA Wild Dogs.

So with a new name emblazoned under the beloved London South Africa banner the team will march in July to a new campaign in Northern Italy, at the Lignano Super Beach rugby tournament, to take on Britain, Argentina, Germany, Italy, France and old rivals the Kiwis. Kit, tactics, squad numbers and selection have all been decided over a cold beer and the strategies have been put in place for a possible smash and grab victory on mainland Europe.

Stay tuned for further updates from the South Africa Wild Dogs, as the pack begin their preparation for their biggest challenge to date. The SA Wild Dogs will be competing in the Lignano Super Beach Rugby tournament which is taking place in Lignano, Italy from 16 – 19 July 2010. To find out more about the London South Africa RFC, and to enquire about next season, go to www.londonsouthafricarfc.co.uk

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